
Ultimately, the Pittsburgh Pirates will add a pair of new coaches to their staff this winter. Will it be one of the four candidates I mentioned? It is possible.
Of the four people I have pegged as possible candidates, I believe Joey Cora is the most likely to join the coaching staff. This is due to him already being in the Pirates’ organization, as well as having a lot of Major League coaching experience.
Next: Extension Candidate: Juan Nicasio
I am willing to bet that we will find out who Clint Hurdle is hiring to join his coaching staff sooner rather than later. Hopefully, the new third base coach does a better job than Sofield did there in recent years. Also, hopefully, we see improved base running in 2017 too.